--- title: Yii Reviews meta\_title: 'Yii Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 24 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Yii works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 24 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Web Frameworks url: https://www.g2.com/categories/web-frameworks --- # Yii Reviews & Product Details The Fast, Secure and Professional PHP Framework * * * Seller [Yii Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/yii-software) Discussions [Yii Community](https://www.g2.com/products/yii/discuss) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/yii/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Laravel](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Laravel") Laravel 4.7/5(159) ](https://www.g2.com/products/laravel/reviews) [ ![Angular](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Angular") Angular 4.5/5(168) ](https://www.g2.com/products/angular/reviews) [ ![CodeIgniter](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "CodeIgniter") CodeIgniter 4.4/5(58) ](https://www.g2.com/products/codeigniter/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/yii/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 24 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Nikita K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nikita K.") NK Nikita K. Администратор веб-сайта Wholesale Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/22/2016 "One of the best" 4/5 What do you like best about Yii? In result you get fast and optimized product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Yii? It kinda difficult to begin with, need lots of practice Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Yii: Great framework Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Yii solving and how is that benefiting you? It gives you fast website that gives you all your needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") GC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/6/2016 "Excellent PHP framework" 5/5 What do you like best about Yii? Its simple and effective structure attracted me to use Yii. Mainly the object relational concept using gii, widget, extension support. Altogether Yii has active developer contribution. When comes to Forum, it is more effective than any other frameworks in this category. I have developed 2 applications using Yii, and I am very happy with its performance. Speed and caching are the best mechanisms that differentiates Yii from other frameworks. Like other programming languages, Yii is the best framework to support Grid usage in application. Also, in case of database migration, run time logging, doc builder; Yii handles it the best way than any other framework. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Yii? I would say, online chat support needs to be more effective. Other wise users will leave the product even if it is good. Also, extension search should get advanced. User will search for extension and if they do not find the matched one, they will leave. So update the extension search result. Javascript and css include issues occur in render partial methods, those things need to recover from the developer side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Yii: From my own experience, I would say Yii is simple and effective. You can feel the easiness from the installation itself. In performance vise, Yii is too good. Everything you need to build an application ie, Database migration, Documentation, Extension, Widgets, ORM are there in Yii. So if you are going to build an application, Yii is the best way I can suggest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Yii solving and how is that benefiting you? Logistics applications. Performance vice it is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 5/23/2016 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Carlos A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Carlos A.") CA Carlos A. Senior Java Developer Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/25/2016 "Building CRUD apps with PHP easily." 3.5/5 What do you like best about Yii? I've been into programming for a long time, I did not touch PHP ever. I had to build a simple booking app for a relative and did it using Yii. It's versatile, simple as you want it to be and with a decent documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Yii? It's folders scheme can be overwhelming and you will get lost if you're not keeping track of where you are. As much as it has enough extensions, it is still lacking of some plugins that will help you develop using big services APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Yii solving and how is that benefiting you? Whilst it's sometimes way easier and solid develop your own apps from scratch, Yii as a Framework can save you lots of time and pains in the head when working with PHP as backend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Alejandra M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alejandra M.") AM Alejandra M. Jr Web Developer Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/22/2016 "Easy and powerful MVC framework" 4/5 What do you like best about Yii? CRUD done easy with the Gii built-in feature. Easy to learn, it has a great community to work with. Very fast and really lightweight. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Yii? You can get easily lost or messy in your project if you're not careful and careful enough. Although it currently has a lot of extensions, it still lacking of meaningful extensions compatible with services like Video Websites, API and so on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Yii: If you're new to MVC frameworks on PHP, you should consider Yii for a fast and light alternative to others in the market. It will work flawlessly on any kind of project you might work on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Yii solving and how is that benefiting you? Creating CRUD apps with Yii can be easily done in a matter of minutes if you're skilled enough with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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